Africa
Tunisia: Tunisia Commits to Start Automatic Exchange By 2024 – AEOI
Tunisia has committed to implement the international Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters (AEOI) by 2024, the Organisation ...
Africa
Tunisia: Banque Zitouna Obtains Bct’s Approval to Operate As Resident Payment Institution
Banque Zitouna, specialised in Islamic finance, has obtained the approval of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) to carry out the activity of ...
Tanzania
Tanzania Exports Up By 13pa in Nov. 2021 – Central Bank
A Monthly economic review of Tanzania’s central bank – BoT has indicated that exports of goods and services in Nov. 2021 reached $9.79billion ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Amid growing fintech space, SEC plans to launch revised Capital Market Master Plan
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to unveil a revised version of the 10-year Capital Market Masterplan that will take into account ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Capital importation falls by N1.68tn – CBN
Foreign investors appear to have boycotted the Nigerian market as capital importation has dropped by $4.08bn (N1.68tn) in one year, latest statistics have ...
Ghana
Ghana: Allianz Africa appoints Ababacar Diaw as CEO Allianz Ghana Non-Life
Allianz Africa has made a leadership announcement for its operational entity in Ghana. Ababacar Diaw, currently Deputy CEO of Allianz Africa Services and Regional ...
News
Nigeria: Standard Chartered to shut down 50% of its branches in Nigeria
British banking and financial service group, Standard Chartered Plc, is reported to have concluded plans to close down at least half of its ...
Cameroon
Cameroon: NuRAN Wireless secures $15 million loan to cover Cameroon, DRC projects expenditure
NuRAN Wireless Inc., a specialist rural telecommunications company, has announced a $15 million loan facility agreement with a development finance institution (DFI), to ...
Kenya
The tech trends of 2022: Innovations that will reshape business in Kenya in the future
Global spending on digital transformation is projected to reach $1.78 trillion in 2022 As 2021 comes to a close, many businesses are still ...
Kenya
Kenya: Airtel Money records Sh79m annual profit
Airtel Kenya’s mobile money business made a profit of Sh79 million in the year ended December 2020, sharply contrasting with the company’s voice ...